STATISTICAL OVERVIEW OF HEALTHCARE IN SELECTED EUROPEAN COUNTRIES

With more than 500 million inhabitants, the European Union (EU) represents one of the world's largest and most profitable markets for medical products manufacturers. To compete effectively in this market, medical products suppliers must be familiar with the healthcare organization, reimbursement practices, and regulatory requirements of countries in the region.

This dynamic, new report from Medtech Insight analyzes healthcare systems in France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and the United Kingdom (U.K.); the Benelux countries of Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg; and the Nordic countries of Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden.

Covered topics in this report include an overview of the EU with brief discussions of healthcare regulatory and reimbursement policies, the Late Payments Directive, the Medical Devices Directives, the ongoing sovereign debt crisis, and 12 European country profiles with selected demographic, gross domestic product, and healthcare/hospital data along with information concerning healthcare organization, financing, and reform.